Ji Qingwen thought that Chongzhen would delve into the matter of his private communication with Huang Taiji, but he didn't expect that this mean, impatient, and small-minded emperor would lightly brush this matter over at this juncture, which was a bit unexpected by Ji Qingwen.

But he was taken aback for less than a second, and then reacted - this is the so-called imperial heart technique, right?

To say that in ancient times, ordinary bureaucrats might really be under the supreme authority of the emperor, and they were stunned by this kind of imperial technique, and they called the power of heaven unpredictable.

But Ji Qingwen is a modern person who has crossed over from the socialist New China of the 21st century, and from the countless palace fighting scenes he has seen on TV, he is very familiar with this kind of "imperial technique" including buying people's hearts, losing cars to protect the handsome, and ascending and descending secretly, not to mention that he has not much awe of feudal imperial power.

Under this premise, Ji Qingwen was able to analyze the psychology of Emperor Chongzhen very calmly:

What I have done in the capital these days, including my private contact with Huang Taiji, should have been quite a bit of a taboo; If you don't know that you have privately taken Wei Zhongxian's inheritance, and you have distributed it to important officials of the court to buy people's hearts without reporting, Emperor Chongzhen already knows about it. And the reason why Emperor Chongzhen did not punish himself was simply that he was still able to make money to support the increasingly depleted finances of the Ming court.

There are no eternal friends, only eternal interests.

Under the current circumstances, Ji Qingwen's interests are highly consistent with Chongzhen, no matter how impatient, stupid, and short-sighted Emperor Chongzhen is, he will not take Ji Qingwen as a knife.

Thinking about this clearly, Ji Qingwen suddenly had a little confidence in his heart, and said tentatively: "The emperor wants to give me an official position, but I dare not accept it, I just want to ask the emperor to reward me with another thing......"

"What's that?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious by Ji Qingwen's words.

Ji Qingwen saw that Chongzhen's train of thought had been attracted by himself, so he said: "Ask the emperor to reward me with a face......

"Face?" Chongzhen was a little puzzled.

"Yes, it's face." Ji Qingwen immediately answered, "It's face, although these things are not big, only the emperor can do them." ”

"Oh? Is my face really that big? There is more than one thing that can be done, but several. Emperor Chongzhen asked.

Ji Qingwen replied: "Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven will naturally have a great face." ”

Chongzhen was still young in the end, and when he was praised by Ji Qingwen like this, he immediately became proud, and agreed with a smile: "Okay, since I said so, I will reward you with such a big face." If there's anything going on, you can tell me. ”

In fact, to Ji Qingwen's ears, the emperor's mouth sounded quite uncomfortable with a "dog talent" on the left and a "dog talent" on the right, but now Ji Qingwen is "a person under a low eaves and has to bow his head", so he can only pretend to be very useful to listen to, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the reason why the minister can still earn a few taels of silver in Jiangnan is because he does business with a maritime merchant named Zheng Zhilong......

So Ji Qingwen briefly introduced Zheng Zhilong's situation to the emperor, and then brought the conversation to the point: "Zheng Zhilong's guy has been dealing with Japanese people, pirates, and profiteers overseas for a long time, and he is very shrewd, I am afraid it will be difficult to restrain him. Therefore, the minister heard that he also had a son named Zheng Chenggong, and wanted the emperor to allow him to do a small official position, so that Zheng Zhilong could be grateful for the emperor's grace and devote himself to doing things for the court. ”

The so-called "doing things for the imperial court" is actually just "doing things for Ji Qingwen".

Emperor Chongzhen fought this battle, and the money in hand was very tight, as soon as he heard that Zheng Zhilong was a man who came to make money, he agreed to come down without thinking about it, and he raised the imperial pen and pondered for a while, and said: "The son of the maritime merchant, those officials in the court always have a few words to say." Then I appointed him as the envoy of Jinyi Wei Town, and specially allowed him to study in Nanjing, although the status of such a seal is high, but it is not really bad, not only can I explain it to Zheng Zhilong, but also let those officials in the court say a few words, I think it is still appropriate. ”

After that, this holy decree was written, and after handing it over to the eunuch who was waiting on the side for sealing, he handed it to Ji Qingwen.

Ji Qingwen took the will, opened it and read it, and after thanking Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Chenggong and his son, he said: "The second thing is that I want to ask the emperor to make an edict to abolish the tributary trade on the southeast coast and cancel the survey system. ”

Emperor Wanjichen, Chongzhen has only been on the pole for two years, and there are so many complicated systems in the Ming court, Emperor Chongzhen has not yet mastered all of them, and he is not very familiar with the tributary trade system along the coast.

Therefore, Ji Qingwen analyzed the pros and cons of this, and then suggested: "The imperial court issued a survey, which created the illusion of prosperity from foreign countries, but it was just whitewashing the peace." In fact, it only gained face, lost tariffs, and suppressed trade. Such a system, simply cancel it, save worry and trouble, and still collect money, I don't know what the emperor wants? ”

"Save worry and trouble, you can still collect money", none of these three things did not get to the itch in Chongzhen's heart, and he wanted to make a decision on the spot to cancel the sea ban and exploration trade.

However, these two systems are related to the dignity of the imperial court, and they are the ancestral system set by the emperors of previous generations, and Emperor Chongzhen did not dare to make such a hasty decision, so he thought about it for a long time, and then said: "My face in this matter is not enough...... In this way, I asked Xu Guangqi of the Ministry of Rites to discuss with several ministers of the cabinet and make a decision. ”

Now Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren in the cabinet have all taken their own gold, and they naturally will not embarrass themselves when they encounter things. And Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is his comrade, and he will help him speak.

Therefore, when Ji Qingwen heard Emperor Chongzhen's arrangement, he knew that this matter had been successful for the most part.

However, he also knew that the emperor hated the courtiers to form a party for personal gain, so he thanked him quietly, and after a while, he said: "There is another matter, which is the private matter of the ministers, and I ask the emperor to fulfill it." ”

Chongzhen nodded: "What's the matter, you can say it." ”

"The minister has a friend, the ancestor followed Zhang Jiangling's old minister (Zhang Juzheng) to change the law, after Zhang Lao's bad deeds, he said a few fair words, and was dismissed by the Wanli Emperor, and his descendants were also degraded to pariahs for several generations. Therefore, the minister wants to ask the emperor to raise his noble hand and exempt my friend's whole family from the lowly status, which can be regarded as fulfilling her long-cherished wish of several generations......"

The "this friend" in Ji Qingwen's mouth refers to the Oiran Liu in the Qianyun Building.

Somehow, Emperor Chongzhen was actually excited when he heard the name of Zhang Jiangling (Zhang Juzheng), and said: "It is better to be one when you are saved." Zhang Ju is the top capable minister of my Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and he also committed the taboo of Wanli Ye back then, so he did not get a good death. I think he is first-class in terms of talent, insight, courage, and skill. Conduct...... It's much better than these mediocre and corrupt officials in the current court! ”

Speaking of the place of rise, Emperor Chongzhen was already full of crimson, picked up the imperial pen and wrote, and said: "What kind of ability is it to exempt one person from being cheap?" If I have a big face, I will be exempted from the sins of all those who were punished for the Zhang Juzheng case. Right! I want to rehabilitate Zhang Juzheng's case! ”

As he spoke, Chongzhen tore up the half-written decree and loudly ordered Zhou Yanru to meet him, asking him to preside over the rehabilitation of Zhang Juzheng's case in the name of the first assistant of the cabinet, and the decrees that were implemented during Zhang Juzheng's reform and then deposed should also be screened one by one and gradually restored according to the situation.

As for the identity of Liu Ru's family, the emperor specially drafted a special decree and asked Ji Qingwen to go to Nanjing with the will to change Liu Ruye's cheap status.

Ji Qingwen took the holy decree, and thought of the peerless Liu Ruyi, if he knew that he begged the emperor to fulfill her wish, he didn't know how he would repay himself......

Thinking about it, the corners of Ji Qingwen's mouth couldn't help but reveal a lustful smile.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw it, he coughed lightly and said, "What are you thinking about this dog?" Laughing so flirtatiously? ”

Ji Qingwen hurriedly restrained his smile, and the sycophant opened his mouth: "I'm happy for the emperor." Now that the Manchurian Tartars have been driven away, the situation has stabilized, and the emperor has rehabilitated Zhaoxue for Zhang Jiangling's old minister (Zhang Juzheng), and the government is bound to be thriving. Huang Taiji is just a clown jumping beam, and the court ploughs and sweeps the holes just around the corner! ”